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[zlatko]

I got to a point where the blacksmither's items were +5 levels too high for me and started selling my loot. I'll drop back to salvaging when I'm able to wear the stuff I craft.

This. I just can't help but spend my $ on leveling that rat bastard too.

 

[Label]

Yes - just go to the jewelry smith. You should use your gems as much/good as possible, they grant a tremendous boost even on low levels.

Ah cheers, I have not met him/her yet. Wish I used my gems earlier now

It's better to salvage the socketed weapon. The gem wil reappear in your inventory without any cost, but you lose the weapon obviously. Then again, you probably want to resocked that gem anyway so it's no biggy.

It was not so much the gem I wanted back but not to be stuck with a crap gem in my bow!

Currently at 150DPS at level 21, not sure if that is good or bad.

 

[arts&crafts]

If it's the Nephalem thing, it's only at level 60.

cool

 

[Houston3000]

Do more people in a game improve the loot quality, or just difficulty level?

Not higher quality but more items drop... if the players in your group are willing to give/trade their items to you then you'll have a much better chance of finding upgrades.

 

[Realyn]

I love you Blizz. Thanks for making it so easy to get another char up to NM, after you killed my first on.

 

[Oppo]

Encryption slows things down and anything that can be encrypted can be broken

Uh, no. Systems can be exploited in other ways but cracking the actual encryption is pretty fucking hard.

 

[Corto]

My achievements for Killing the Skeleton King and the Butcher weren't activated and show still as unearned. I know it seems to be a rather widespread problem but has someone else earned the achievements after this happening without having to replay those fights? I will eventually, but just to know if Blizzard is addressing the problem.

 

[Finalow]

EU servers are terrible right now

yep. can't finish fucking act 1. =|

 

[spirity]

I'm in a state of being constantly perplexed. I want to rage like hell at Blizzards shitty server architecture, but I also want to slobber all over them for making a damn good game.

Fuck you Blizzard

 

[Leviathon007]

Holy shit that is awesome. I need to know how...

This video shows how.

Spoiler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=LB0XHZ7Ee1o

 

[Audioboxer]

My achievements for Killing the Skeleton King and the Butcher weren't activated and show still as unearned. I know it seems to be a rather widespread problem but has someone else earned the achievements after this happening without having to replay those fights? I will eventually, but just to know if Blizzard is addressing the problem.

I just earned the SK achievement again after losing it by replaying up to the boss with a new char. PIA but I wanted to see if I could re-earn it as others were saying their achievement wasn't re-popping on a new char at all.

 

[Pete Rock]

Game looks and plays phenomenal in 1080P with all high settings on a MBP hooked up to a 42" LCD, was not expecting that at all. I close the lid & run it with an external mouse & g13 gamepad and so far I've found it to be a great experience. Once the latency is cleared up on their end it should be flawless.

 

[Thrakier]

Game looks and plays phenomenal in 1080P with all high settings on a MBP hooked up to a 42" LCD, was not expecting that at all. I close the lid & run it with an external mouse & g13 gamepad and so far I've found it to be a great experience. Once the latency is cleared up on their end it should be flawless.

How do you use your mouse on the couch?

 

[zlatko]

I'm in a state of being constantly perplexed. I want to rage like hell at Blizzards shitty server architecture, but I also want to slobber all over them for making a damn good game.

Fuck you Blizzard

All according to plan.

 

[TheExodu5]

I love you Blizz. Thanks for making it so easy to get another char up to NM, after you killed my first on.

Wow...rubies are absurd.

 

[Duelist]

Are you playing with followers? Are you melee?

I play with a group of friends (DH and two Wizards) and so I'm basically the only melee.

You will die to Vampiric champs in later difficulties if you don't have the damage output to beat their lifesteal.

Vitality is always important for every character but if you don't balance it against your primary stat your damage will suffer which makes everything slow down.

It's a pretty simple trade off early on, more defense or "insurance" but less killing speed. Later on, as you come up against Vampiric Champions, and eventually bosses with enrage timers (so if you don't kill them fast enough they start 2-shotting you) it's going to be a real problem. Obviously though you'll have different gear and you're not literally "putting points into vitality" so you can start off Vitality heavy and slowly balance it out over the course of the game.

On my Witch Doctor I try to keep it around 65/35 for Int/Vit ratio.

Thanks. Good info there.

 

[spirity]

How do you use your mouse on the couch?

That ought to replace the "comfy chair" buzzword.

Wait, no. I didn't think that through.

 

[Zeliard]

As much as I wanted to resist going to the AH to buy, I couldn't help it, and yeah lots of solid stuff selling really cheap right now

 

[Radec]

Wow Auction House is awesome. Made my shitty monk into a ridiculous monk.

Will bid lots of items now.

 

[Mechanized]

Do you guys break down the blues/yellow items you find or do you just sell them? I've been salvaging everything but I dont have too much $

Some people say to salvage everything for the mats but I found that it's better to just sell most of it and stock up on mats when you actually want to craft something. It's not like blues are hard to find in this.

So far my best gear was mostly bought on the AH.

Also if you find that your gear doesn't look different enough after a few levels definitely check the AH, I've found equipment on it that looks nothing like the drops I've been getting.

 

[hyduK]

Are there still quests that give you permanent stat/attribute increases?

 

[injurai]

Wow Auction House is awesome. Made my shitty monk into a ridiculous monk.

Will bid lots of items now.

I like the challenge of having to work with the items that I find randomly. As of now I only care about making money, and will save up for all that super rare inferno loot when the day finally comes.

 

[Willectro]

I'm in a state of being constantly perplexed. I want to rage like hell at Blizzards shitty server architecture, but I also want to slobber all over them for making a damn good game.

Fuck you Blizzard

My thoughts exactly.

Great Devs, poor Business choices.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

How do you access the auction house while in-game? I thought you couldn't but I just saw this on a Blizzard FAQ:

Players can open the auction house interface from anywhere in the game to make purchases or list items for sale.

 

[Takamura-San]

Question:

I bought the regular edition online.

I might go to target/gamestop to see if they have any CE.

If they do (not likely) i will buy it.

Can i get the CE perks a separate code? or the game code is a "CE code"? meaning that if i want my CE perks my standard ed code will go to waste.

 

[Zoator]

Question:

I bought the regular edition online.

I might go to target/gamestop to see if they have any CE.

If they do (not likely) i will buy it.

Can i get the CE perks a separate code? or the game code is a "CE code"? meaning that if i want my CE perks my standard ed code will go to waste.

The latter. The CE version will be added to your Battle.net account, and you'll get all of the digital bonuses then.

 

[RotBot]

Some people say to salvage everything for the mats but I found that it's better to just sell most of it and stock up on mats when you actually want to craft something. It's not like blues are hard to find in this.

So far my best gear was mostly bought on the AH.

Also if you find that your gear doesn't look different enough after a few levels definitely check the AH, I've found equipment on it that looks nothing like the drops I've been getting.

Also, the crafting mats for normal difficulty sell for less than 30 gold on the AH. So you could get 3 mats from a 90 gold item by vendoring.

 

[Yoshichan]

I fucking love playing this game just like it's D2 Join game, kill everything, rejoin, etc...

Too bad EU servers seems to be down now so much downtime

 

[LogicStep]

So I have been going through the game with a friend, me a barb and him a monk, and so far we have been destroying everything in our path. But we just got to Act 3 and we ran into the mobs that do that poison attack or whatever it is (they stick their hands on the ground and a green circle comes under your character) and we have died constantly since then. Is there nothing we can do to avoid bein so damn fragile agaisnt these attacks? I have yet to see any gear woth resists on it.

Also Barbs, what are your skill/rune setups?

 

[SillyEskimo]

This game is amazing. It's everything I expected and more. It's "The Avengers" of summer games!

 

[Morokh]

Alright, finished it for the first time.

Nice but very predictable story twist at the end of ACT1, but the rest is just Bo-ring !

Got a few death because of server lag spikes (that will be nice for Hardcore)

Game is solid but I'm slightly disappointed.

 

[WanderingWind]

Having an okay time with this so far. Definitely did not expect to enjoy the Barbarian more than anybody else. Pleasant surprise, considering I normally hate pure melee classes.

 

[zlatko]

I fucking love playing this game just like it's D2 Join game, kill everything, rejoin, etc...

Too bad EU servers seems to be down now so much downtime

That's the reaction I have to this game when I play it, and it was the same one I had for SC2. I don't know how Blizzard does it.

I went to bed 2 hours late last night. Time just flies and I am fiending for more.

 

[Ooccoo]

Stuck at the install since yesterday. This is everything I loathe about online-only games. Can't friggin' install it, and with the servers problems I'm actually shocked people are giving Blizzard a free pass just because it's Diablo III. Double standards FTL

 

[StriKeVillain]

Question for CE owners: I've noticed that after playing for a while my wings won't be on my character anymore. It seems to be random as to when they stop showing up. I have to load them back up at the point.

Anyone else notice something similar? I can't seem to figure out what the root cause is.

 

[K.Sabot]

Fucking lag death.

 

[Megasoum]

Hahaha my friend just sent me that.

Watch until the end and there is NO spoilers in there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I43GUnZN_s4&sns=fb

 

[shintoki]

Found the second piece of the sword, and there is just something about this game that clicks. While most imitators it doesn't.

Still not a fan of cooldowns.

 

[Pete Rock]

How do you use your mouse on the couch?

I have a custom all purpose gaming stand I designed and built, rocks the gamepad and a black anodized aluminum mousepad I milled and laser engraved, both affixed to their own 12" square area with cable management machined into the corners. I plug them into a USB hub with an extension cable and that allows me to sit at the appropriate distance from the display. Tangentially, I can't use any soft seating for extended periods due to recovering from multiple herniated disc injuries. I use the gaming stand setup with a kneeling chair to maintain standing lumbar curvature, or as close to that as possible given the circumstances.

 

[LogicStep]

Question for CE owners: I've noticed that after playing for a while my wings won't be on my character anymore. It seems to be random as to when they stop showing up. I have to load them back up at the point.

Anyone else notice something similar? I can't seem to figure out what the root cause is.

I only notice that happening when I die.

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

I have a custom all purpose gaming stand I designed and built, rocks the gamepad and a black anodized aluminum mousepad I milled and laser engraved, both affixed to their own 12" square area with cable management machined into the corners. I plug them into a USB hub with an extension cable and that allows me to sit at the appropriate distance from the display. Tangentially, I can't use any soft seating for extended periods due to recovering from multiple herniated disc injuries. I use the gaming stand setup with a kneeling chair to maintain standing lumbar curvature, or as close to that as possible given the circumstances.

Sounds pretty nice, you should post some pictures!

 

[Evlar]

I have a custom all purpose gaming stand I designed and built, rocks the gamepad and a black anodized aluminum mousepad I milled and laser engraved, both affixed to their own 12" square area with cable management machined into the corners. I plug them into a USB hub with an extension cable and that allows me to sit at the appropriate distance from the display. Tangentially, I can't use any soft seating for extended periods due to recovering from multiple herniated disc injuries. I use the gaming stand setup with a kneeling chair to maintain standing lumbar curvature, or as close to that as possible given the circumstances.

That answer is about 100 times more awesome than expected.

 

[Ainaurdur]

Question for CE owners: I've noticed that after playing for a while my wings won't be on my character anymore. It seems to be random as to when they stop showing up. I have to load them back up at the point.

Anyone else notice something similar? I can't seem to figure out what the root cause is.

I only notice that happening when I die.

It might just be at death, but I think I have also noticed it with a couple other teleports back to town. And of course each time you start back into the game.

 

[Yoshichan]

SO LAGYGGGGGGGGGG

 

[Xdrive05]

Funny co-op moment:

**(Act 2 boss spoilers)**

My team was lolin' and having a good ol' time with

Spoiler

phase 1

, when all of a sudden

Spoiler

GREEN SWIRLING SHIT GIANT MONSTER SMASHING FACES OH THE HUMANITY SRS BUSINESS ALL AROUND PANIC. When it was over, two deaths later, we were impressed. D3 put a smile on that face.

 

[panda21]

i only just noticed the lagometer in the bar at the bottom. its so weird when i try to fire bats and nothing happens.

 

[Johnlenham]

So I have been going through the game with a friend, me a barb and him a monk, and so far we have been destroying everything in our path. But we just got to Act 3 and we ran into the mobs that do that poison attack or whatever it is (they stick their hands on the ground and a green circle comes under your character) and we have died constantly since then. Is there nothing we can do to avoid bein so damn fragile agaisnt these attacks? I have yet to see any gear woth resists on it.

Also Barbs, what are your skill/rune setups?

I fucking hate those assholes. I must have died maybe 15 times clearing the areas they live in.

As a monk the best tactic I could come up with was map stand still to space bar
Ranged punch (2nd skill with AoE rune)
Bell attack (power up rune)
Dash punch to get around
seven sided punch to fuck shit up
Evasion aura
and punch like crazy haha.
If I got in close I would get trapped in the green and die really quick.

 

[injurai]

Found the second piece of the sword, and there is just something about this game that clicks. While most imitators it doesn't.

Still not a fan of cooldowns.

Cool downs have their place, but I think resources should control most of your limitations. I want to spam that ult over and over again.

 

[ShadyLurker]

So I have been going through the game with a friend, me a barb and him a monk, and so far we have been destroying everything in our path. But we just got to Act 3 and we ran into the mobs that do that poison attack or whatever it is (they stick their hands on the ground and a green circle comes under your character) and we have died constantly since then. Is there nothing we can do to avoid bein so damn fragile agaisnt these attacks? I have yet to see any gear woth resists on it.

Also Barbs, what are your skill/rune setups?

This might sound dumb, but this attack is easy enough to avoid. Just leave the green circle haha. Barbs could leap out. On my monk, I target an enemy outside the circle and teleport out.

 

[commish]

So, is it me or is crafting nearly useless thus far? It's so much cheaper to just buy upgrades on the auction house.